Summit Orthopedics: Official Physicians For Crashed Ice
Summit Orthopedics sports medicine physicians and surgeons have been named Official Physicians of this weekend’s Crashed Ice world championship in St. Paul. CNN ranks the frosty competition among the world’s top 19 global events of the year.
More than 100,000 spectators will fill the race grounds and line the downhill track at the Cathedral of St. Paul this weekend. They come to cheer on approximately 200 skaters who will be plunging down a vertical 5-story drop along a quarter-mile track with seven swooping turns in the 2015 Ice Cross Downhill World Championship season opener. This is the fourth year that Saint Paul has hosted the hugely popular Red Bull Crashed Ice event.
Summit is proud to provide community athletic events with medical support. When downhill skaters burst out of a starting gate four abreast to race down a frozen course loaded with obstacles, the sports medicine physicians, surgeons, and athletic trainers of Summit Orthopedics will be standing by. Crashed Ice athletes undergo rigorous training and are protected with helmets, shin pads, gloves, and blades that do not have pointy edges. Still, the combination of slick surfaces, high speeds, sharp skates, bumps, turns, and plummeting drops makes injury a possibility that can’t be ignored. In 2012, a Minnesota competitor suffered multiple leg fractures during a practice run. The Summit team will come prepared with sports injury expertise and the medical resources an injured athlete might need.
It takes comprehensive expertise to care for close to 200 athletes through three days of extreme competition. On Thursday, Summit sports medicine physician Dr. Lehnert, assisted by athletic trainer Sarah Perryman will be on site to treat any injuries. As activities pick up on Friday, Drs. Gannon and Scofield, supported by trainer Jenny Ryan, will provide sports medicine expertise as well as knee, hip, and shoulder surgical knowledge. During Saturday’s events, Drs. Maddux and Voight offer sub-specialty experience in sports medicine and spine, with the assistance of athletic trainer Stacey Chezik. The Summit Physician team will be ready for possible injuries with resources including splints, backboards, neck braces, and kits to treat lacerations, abrasions or scrapes.
With luck, all of the excitement will be focused on the athlete who powers past the finish line in first place. But if there should be an unlucky slip of a skate, Summit Orthopedics will be on hand with the sports medicine expertise to help.
photo credit: http://www.redbullcrashedice.com
Summit Orthopedics supports healthy communities
Community health flourishes when specialized orthopedic care is conveniently available close to home. Summit Orthopedics is proud of our fellowship-trained subspecialty teams offering the full spectrum of orthopedic expertise in bone, tendon, ligament, muscle, and joint conditions—in addition to our wellness, prevention, and rehabilitation services. We have the expertise to proactively improve fitness, evaluate discomfort, and deliver personalized treatment to quickly and safely return you to the lifestyle you love.
Start your journey to a healthier, more active self. Visit our Facebook page to learn about our wellness services and schedule a free wellness consultation online. Find your orthopedic expert, request an appointment online, or call us at (651) 968–5201 to schedule a consultation.
Summit has convenient locations across the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area, serving Minnesota and western Wisconsin. We have state-of-the-art centers for comprehensive orthopedic care in Eagan, MN, Plymouth, MN, Vadnais Heights, MN, and Woodbury, MN, as well as additional community clinics throughout the metro and southern Minnesota.
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James Gannon, M.D.
“Leading an active lifestyle provides an additional motivation to provide orthopedic care that will allow patients to return to the activities they enjoy.”
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Jerome Perra, M.D.
“My goal is always to return the patient to his or her highest level of function, and to individualize post-operative
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Eric Khetia, M.D.
“My goal is to lead an active, healthy life and to allow my patients to do the same. Restoring them to pre-injury levels of functioning and allowing them to pursue the activities they enjoy inspires me.”
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Angela Voight, M.D.
“My goal is to help people return to the activities they love as quickly and safely as possible. I want patients to feel like they are well cared for, that their concerns are heard, and that we work together to find the best treatment plan.”
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